Transfer Case oil leak

[Fozzy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Fozzy]

Geez it only cost $250 for one of the other members to have a leaky seal fixed on his front diff at a Gold Coast Toyota dealer, which to my mind would be harder to repair than the transfer case. maybe your guys were too busy and didn't want the work?

Cheers,

Dave

[blackvx Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close blackvx]

OK Guys, I am in real bad position here. Went and bought the pars, drained the oil and now I cannot for the life of me get the drive shaft bolts undone. Is there a special trick to it?

[Bomber-74 Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bomber-74]

If I remember right, the washer behind it was a keyed one. Is there a tab to flatten out before undoing the nut?

Hope it helps

[Tazdevil Moderated member Find all posts View Profile Close Tazdevil]

Hi BlackVX

the bolts in the drive shaft dont move they are pressed in only the nuts move.

Hope that helps

[blackvx Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close blackvx]

If I remember right, the washer behind it was a keyed one. Is there a tab to flatten out before undoing the nut?

Hope it helps

these are the 4 nuts holding the drive shaft to the flange, I can't see any tabs on those. I assume there is one on the the nut holding the flange on the transfer case, but I can't get at that one to look without removing the shaft from the flange first.
The spanner goes on those 4 nuts without any issues I assume if there is a keyed washe with one side bent up I wouldnt be able to get the spanner on?

[blackvx Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close blackvx]

Hi BlackVX

the bolts in the drive shaft dont move they are pressed in only the nuts move.

Hope that helps

Yep those are the nuts I can't get undone, tried all 4. Even tried the dodgey method of hitting the spanner with a hammer and didnt budge.

[Tazdevil Moderated member Find all posts View Profile Close Tazdevil]

Just to clarify

are you trying to move the bolts or the nuts

[blackvx Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close blackvx]

Just to clarify

are you trying to move the bolts or the nuts

just the nuts facing towards the front of the car, gold colour not the black side facing the back.

[Bomber-74 Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bomber-74]

hey BlackVX, I have just found the thread that explains very well with pics here

Hope this helps

[blackvx Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close blackvx]

thanks mate, that is pretty much what I thought if only I could get those damn nuts off.

[Bomber-74 Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bomber-74]

Hey, I am out at Freeling I have a compressor and rattle gun if needed

[blackvx Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close blackvx]

Thanks mate thats a great offer, I have given up tonight have another crack in the morning when I am a little less frustrated

[Bomber-74 Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bomber-74]

No problem. If it is too hard can look at it on the weekend. Busy Saturday morning otherwise free.

Good luck tomorrow

[blackvx Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close blackvx]

well I finally got those nuts off, spoke to a friend of a friends mechanic and he told me - Put a ring spanner on the nut and then push the car forward, when the spanner hits the transfer case it should losen the nut. Well whadda ya know it worked, took a little more force than I was hoping.
Once I got those little buggers off no problems rest of the job finished within 30 minutes.

I tell you what though that seal was absolutely Fuc&^d due to the amount of mud in it.

Thanks everyone for the advise and especially for Bomber offering his compressor and rattle gun, much appreciated mate.

[ToeEdge Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ToeEdge]

Thanks to this excellent forum, I will be changing my seeping seal myself too. When I first noticed it I gave Toyota a call out of interest for a quote to fix.... $260.00.